# Surface Tracing CnC **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [March 24, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/surface-tracing-cnc/183228 "2006-03-24T20:39:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mistoflight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@mistoflight](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mistoflight)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/surface-tracing-cnc/183228/1 "2006-03-24T20:39:03Z")
[Link](http://www.mistoflight.com) Been doing some work in surface tracing and I would love to get some CnC on the project as a whole. What do you think? What should be different/improved? Where should I take it next? Thanks a bunch. ---
**Author:** ![BoonDock](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/boondock/32/1188_2.png) [@BoonDock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BoonDock)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/surface-tracing-cnc/183228/2 "2006-03-24T21:18:50Z")
I’m impressed, but as far as knowing what it really is for I haven’t a clue so I can’t help you out … possibly some descriptions of what you have done this for, what it is actually doing and representing etc…?? ---
**Author:** ![SPAD3S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SPAD3S](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SPAD3S)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/surface-tracing-cnc/183228/3 "2006-03-24T22:57:18Z")
wow…lol dunno what that is but its somthin… goodjob. ---
**Author:** ![Greenwidth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecd19e/32.png) [@Greenwidth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Greenwidth)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/surface-tracing-cnc/183228/4 "2006-03-25T00:17:00Z")
[URL=“[http://www.mistoflight.com](http://www.mistoflight.com)”]Been doing some work in surface tracing and I would love to get some CnC on the project as a whole. What do you think? What should be different/improved? Where should I take it next? Thanks a bunch.[/quote] Is that CPU dependant? ie can it trace faster than that? If so it could be very very nice, especially if you can (take it next) have variable shading. Nice idea! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JoshuaJonah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/joshuajonah/32/1775_2.png) [@JoshuaJonah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaJonah)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/surface-tracing-cnc/183228/5 "2006-03-25T00:26:24Z")
Thats cool and all, but does it run Linux? ---
**Author:** ![mistoflight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@mistoflight](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mistoflight)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/surface-tracing-cnc/183228/6 "2006-03-25T04:21:30Z")
> [@BoonDock](#): > > I’m impressed, but as far as knowing what it really is for I haven’t a clue so I can’t help you out … possibly some descriptions of what you have done this for, what it is actually doing and representing etc…?? There is not really any purpose for it I would suppose. I am just experiment with how fast/far Flash can take surface tracing and what all you can do with? Basically it is representing a multivariable function, ie z = sin(x) + sin(y) or something of the sorts. It takes the results from a given span of x and y and then graphs. It then takes the surface and colors it according to height. > [@Greenwidth](#): > > Is that CPU dependant? ie can it trace faster than that? > If so it could be very very nice, especially if you can (take it next) have variable shading. > Nice idea! > 🙂 If you use the top scroll bars to get a better percision of what the surface should look like, anything over 5 x 5 will be pretty CPU extensive. Been looking for ways to make it trace faster but havn’t come up with any so far. What do you mean by variable shading? > [@Defective](#): > > Thats cool and all, but does it run Linux? I would have no clue if it ran in Linux, what are the differences of Flash in Linux? ---
**Author:** ![hybrid101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7993a0/32.png) [@hybrid101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hybrid101)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/surface-tracing-cnc/183228/7 "2006-03-25T06:31:59Z")
> I would have no clue if it ran in Linux, what are the differences of Flash in Linux? > i don’t think there are any differences. nice app, btw:) ---
**Author:** ![mistoflight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@mistoflight](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mistoflight)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/surface-tracing-cnc/183228/8 "2006-03-25T21:17:31Z")
How would you guys suggest I go about speeding it up? Would an increased framerate work?